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INDIAN NAMES 



PLACES IN RHODE-ISLAND: 



COLLECTED BY 



USHER PARSONS, M. D. 



won THE R. I. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 



PROVIDENCE: 

KNOWLES, ANTHONY & CO., PRINTERS. 

1861. 



PItEF ACE. 



The Narraganset nation or tribe by whom this vocabulary was used, were 
in early times the most numerous and powerful of all the eastern Indians. 
They inhabited nearly all the present State of Rhode Island, including the 
islands in the bay, Block Island and the east end of Long Island. Their 
dominion extended northward to the Nipmucks in Providence county, and 
by conquest, eastward fi'om the Pawcatuck river to the Merrimack. They 
were the most civilized and commercial tribe in New England, and so nu- 
merous, that, at one time, they could bring five thousand warriors into the 
field, " and one could meet a dozen of their towns in the course of twenty 
miles travel." 

The Narraganset language was considered a variety of the Delaware, and 
extended some hundreds of miles, but varied in its idioms within a compara- 
tively short distance. It has ceased to be a spoken language in the tribe for 
nearly half a century. The best records of it remaining, are Roger Wil- 
liams' key to the Indian language, and the Apostle Elliot's Bible and Gram- 
mar, and Cotton's Vocabulary. 

In 1766, the Narragansets were reduced to three hundred and fifteen 
persons, residing on the Indian reserved lands, in Charlestown. In 1832, 
the number was precisely the same, but only seven of them were pure 
blooded. Last year, the number was reduced to two of three-fourths blood, 
ten of half blood, forty-two of quarter blood, and sixty-eight of less than 
quarter blood, the total being 122 who claim descent from the original Nar- 
raganset tribe, and all of them exhibiting marks of the race. 



IV. 

No attempt is herein made, by the author, to examine Indian names of 
places as a philologist or grammarian, but merely to gather such as were 
in existence when civilization commenced, within the State of Rhode Island, 
according to its present boundary, and to indicate, as near as practicable, 
their exact locality ; and, in a few instances, give the meaning or derivation 
of the word used. 

I was led to this enterprise partly for the amusement it might afford in 
leisure hours, but more for the purpose of rescuing from oblivion names of 
places in use among the aborigines, and for the convenience of those who 
may hereafter wish to apply them to their country villas, factories, or insti- 
tutions, as has often been done iij this and other states. 

For a more particular and faithful recent history of this remnant of the 
Indian race in this State, the reader is referred to the elaborate general his- 
tory of Rhode Island, by Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, a work that reflects 
great credit on his patient and extensive research, and entitles him to the 
reputation of a candid, faithful and liberal-minded historian. 



HEJyn^UKS. 



The syllable et in Indian words seems equivalent to place 
or location. It is often found at the end of Indian names of 
places as hunting, planting, fishing, &c. Thus, Seconnet is a 
compound of Seki, hlack, and konk, goose. By dropping the 
syllable lei in the radicle seki, annexing konJc and adding et, "we 
have Seconknet, and by dropping the k, for the sake of eu- 
phony, and adding the syllable et, we have the word Seconnet, 
equivalent to wild or black-goose idace or haunt. It is be- 
lieved that in early times geese, in their annual migrations, 
stopped here to feed. The same meaning is attached to 
Seekonk, which has the same radical but not the afiix et, 
probably it had gone out of use, the original name being See- 
konket. Something analogous to this may be seen in our use 
of the word ton or town, as in Waterton or town, and Ston- 
ington, implying Water-place and Stony-place, the last syllable, 
ton, being afiixed like et in Indian. It is a curious coincidence, 
that in one hundred towns or places, taken promiscuously, 
there will be found about as many to7is or towns as there are 
ets or etts in an equal number of Indian towns or places ; and 
that in the several hundred words here collected it occurs 
more than forty times.* 

Sometimes the terminal syllable of words is dropped, and 

* The terminal syllable et is often, but improperly, spelled ett. 



et is substituted. Thus, in Nemascus or Nemaskish, by drop- 
ping the us or ish and substituting et, "we have Nemasket, that 
is fish-place, well known in Boston harbor. So of the word 
Pawtucket, the two first syllables mean water-lall at the head 
of tide water, the final et added makes water-fall-place. 

Another frequent terminal syllable of Indian names, besides 
et is aug, og, oc, and auJce, probably all meaning the same, and 
therefore used indifferently, and written, originally, as the 
sound happened to strike different ears. A literary friend 
whom I consulted, thought that from its frequently ending the 
names of fishes, the aug, &c. might have a generic signification, 
and that the preceding syllables denote the kind of fishes, and 
that, as we say in English, dog-fish, cod-fish and cat-fish, so the 
Indians might add aug to taut, and make tautaug, and that 
minnehchaug, scupaug and quahaug may be formed in like 
manner, and the conjecture seemed to derive strength from 
the fact that names of places ending in aug, og, &c. are so 
frequently applied to fishing places. A more probable ex- 
planation, however is, that the aug, oc, &c. are the plural ad- 
ded to the singular, since whatever the singular terminal syl- 
lable of words may be, the plural is formed, not by the addi- 
tion of s as in English words, but by aug, oc, &c. For Indian 
nouns are divided, not into genders like English, but into an- 
imate and ijianimate. The animate form is, when the thing 
signified is a living creature, and such nouns do always form 
their plural by adding to the singular aug, oc, &c. Thus, 
washketomp, man is rendered plural by adding aug, oc, &c., 
making wasketorapaug or oc, men ; and so nunks(iuau, a girl, 
is made nunksquaug or og, girh. So the noun ox, which the 
Indians derived from the English, is rendered in their plural 
oxeog, oxen. Thus, making all nouns plural of animate objects 
to eud in aug, oc, og, &c, must furnish an abundant supply of 
words of such terminal syllables, without referring to fish 
alone.* 

*The plural of inanimate nouns ends in ash as hussun, a stoue is luissimasli iu 
the plural; and mepit, a tooth, is mepitash, teeth, in the plural. 



The classification of verbal sounds into labials, dentals, 
nasals and gutturals, shows, when applied to the language of 
civilized, as compgired with barbarous nations, that the gut- 
turals prevail most in the latter, and labials in the former ; 
that as civilization and mental and vocal culture advance, the 
articulate sounds of language, formed first in the throat, ad- 
vance forward toward the lips. 

The mute labials as they are called, p and b, are mere ex- 
plosive sounds and occur in all tongues ; and in the Indian 
the p is quite frequent, but f and v, requiring the concurrent 
action of the lips and teeth (and hence called dento-labials,) 
are not found in Indian names. The four or five hundred 
names of places here collected, present no instance of f or v, 
whilst the guttural sounds are very numerous and strongly 
characteristic of Indian utterance, as in Annaquatucket, Co- 
nockonoquit, Connanicut, Neutaconquenut, and furthermore, 
the Chippewa version of the Lord's prayer contains neither f 
nor V, but is made up of guttural sounds, whilst in the English 
version labial words occur more than ten times, and a gut- 
tural sound not once. The letters t, d, s, z and soft g or j 
are called dentals. The two first, viz : t and d, are mute 
dentals, and like p and b abound in all languages ; s and d 
are hissing dentals, as in say and as, and are of frequent oc- 
currence, but lisping dentals, namely the and eth, as in scythe 
and these, rarely if ever occur in the Indian tongue. 

Differences in the mode of spelling Indian names of places 
are very apparent in written documents and records, attribu- 
table to various dialects, but more to the changes in the lan- 
guage, as uttered at different periods of time ; thus, R. Wil- 
liams spelled Narraganset, Cocumscusset and Quonanicut 
three different ways, at distant periods -in his career. 



INDIAN NAMES. 



Aqilidy or AquidlliC. Newport, or rather Rhode Island, 
eometimes written Aquethnick, the. middle syllable guttural. The word 
means longest island. It was deeded to Coddington by Canonicus and 
Miantinomy. 

Appoiiaug', VILLAGE, named from a small river, so called, 
running into the head of Greenwich Bay, at Coweset. The meaning 
of the word is shell-fish. Opponenauhock, now Apponaug. It was a 
great place of resort to the Indians, as appears by banks of clam-shell 
dust left by them. 

AflliabapaiBg', pond, near the head of Pawcatuck river, near 
and below Chipchug. S. W. from S. Kingstown depot, one mile. 
Probably Worden's Pond. The name means muddy water. 

Aliaquatlicket, river. Orkatucket. S. and S. West of 
Wickfbrd, and within one mile of it. The road to Boston Neck and 
Tower Hill crosses it a mile S. from Wickford. 

Aquopimokuk, island, now Gould's Island, off Newport, 
once owned by Sachem Koskotop, who sold it to Gould. It is the 
most northern isle off Newport Bay, being nearly a mile N. W. from 
the Alms-house at Coaster's Harbor. 

AquidlieSllk, island, now Small or Dutch Island, near 
Potter's factory, at S. Kingstown ferry. It was occupied by the Dutch 
sent from N. Y. as a fur trading place, before the Pilgrims landed at 
Plymouth, or about 161G. 



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Assapilllisik, brook, or spring, East from the great Elm in 
Johnston. Only a few rods distant N. E. is an Indian retreat, in a 
ledge of rocks. 

Ascoiliacilt, SAME as Misquamacut. 

Aqilita WO§et, a tract of land purchased by Atherton, N. and 
N. E. of Wickford. Same as Aquidnesit or Quidnesit. It is the 
shore between Potowomut and Cocumscusset or Wickford. 

Ag'imtail^^ BROOK, near an island called Mincamekek, in Cedar- 
swamp near or in' a great pond two miles due East from Westerly 
bridge, called Puscomattas pond, or Borden's pond. [Potter, page 65.*] 
Runs to the S. bend of Pawcatuck river, and thence to the North bend, 
at Ashawa. 

Ashawa, or irake or Trag^Iie, river, runs to Pottei-'s 
bridge and Ashawa village. It enters Pawcatuck river near its N. 
bend. From this junction the State line of Connecticut runs due N^ 
and below, this river forms the State line to the ocean. 

Ashag^OmiCOnset, land, through which Aguntaug brook 
runs before it enters the S. bend of Pawcatuck river. This Asha- 
goraiconset land and two ponds form a line that runs thi'ough the 
middle of Westerly. 

Azoiqtione§et or ]\one(iua$«set, island. Fox island, 

two miles S. E. from Wickford. It means Spruce Pitch island. 

Akoaxet^ river, in Little Compton, about five miles S. E. from 
Seconnet. 

Ai^panansiick or Hakeivaniepiiike, the residence of 

Wawaloam, wife of Miantinomy. Potter, page 248. Supposed to be 
at Exeter hill, on Ten Rod road. 

All§alon011li§Cllt, a tract of land on the west side of 
Johnston. The Seven Mile line ran parallel with Moosliassuck and 
Providence river, at Fox point. Johnston, west of this line, was 
called Absalonomiscut. See city records. 

Asluinaiunk, river, in Richmond, probably Beaver river. 
It rises north of Ten Rod road, enters the N. side of Richmond at 
Reynold's factory, passes parallel with the Usquebaug, E. side of 
Shannock hill, to near Clarke's mill. 

AnnairVanscut, creek, in Barrington, near the brick-kilns, 
and leads from them into the bay, a little N. of Nayatt point. 

Acokcsitj RIVER. Judge Brayton thinks it is Acoaxet. 

* History of Narraganset, a very valuable work, by Hon. E. R. Potter. 



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Awo^honks, swamp, S. end of Little Compton, a mile or two 
N. E. from Seconnet point. The Indian queen named Awoshonks 
resided near it. 

AllliaqiiaCUft, pond, and farm of 446 acres; sold for the 
benefit of CoL Angell's regiment. R.I. schedules, June, 1791. In 
Tiverton. 

Antag^hailtiC, neck. Three miles west of Providence tide 
water shore, and about the west side of Neutaconcanut hill, near the 
river. [Land titles, Vol. 2, page 324.] 

AbsalOHa, hill. Two to three miles east of Chepachet. 

B. 

ISas§o<iiitoqiiaii^, a sachemdom; orBasskiitoqiio^e. 

[Potter, page 63, and Land Evidence, Vol. 1st, page 33.] This was 
a sachemdom under Koskotop, who sold Aquopimekuk island to Gould. 

Boxetj POND, near Tippecan pond, West Greenwich. Same as 
Wixerboxet. 

lSapetail§liat, tract. N. W. corner of Charlestown, adjoin- 
ing Machaquamaganset. [See Potter's History, 249.] 

c. 

Chepachet, river and village, or Chepat§et. Fifteen 
miles N. W. of Providence, on Branch river. It means Devil's Bag. 
A bag or wallet was found here, probably dropped by some hunter, 
and as no one could tell who, an Indian said it was the Devil. Hence 
Chepuck, devil; chack, hag ; now converted into Chepachet. 

Cowesit, LANDS, or kesit or §lick. The shore between Ap^ 
ponaug and Greenwich village, including farms from the bay westward 
to Crompton mills and beyond. Sold to R. I. government, 1639, by 
Tacommanan and his son Wasewkil, and grandson Naraowish. 

Conoh^ POND, a few rods east of Brand's Iron Works, west side 
of Richmond.' 

Chisa'wannock, island, or Chesawane. Hog or Perry 

island. Mouth of Bristol harbor, and west of Bristol Ferry about half 
a mile. Owned by the children of the late Capt. Raymond Perry. 
There was a contest, for the ownership of this island, between Plym- 
outh and Rhode Island. 

Cheinan^iiz, pond, or Chemungranoc. Same as 

Watchaug. Poquient brook runs from it in a N. W. direction. It is 
in nearly the centre of Charlestown. 



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Copassanattixet, land. Cepasnetiixel, or Occii- 

paSitiUatuxet. Hemy Green farm. It lies on the north side of 
Gov. Francis's farm, and is of the same breadth, extending from the 
bay westward. It is the northern boundary line of Warwick. 

Chipchllg'^ POND, Duck pond. Probably either Sherman's or 
Teft's pond, in South Kingstown. 

ChepinOXet, island, off Cowesit shore, near Baker's station 
and the summer residence of John Whipple. It means Devil's Island. 

CoctllUSCUSSetj BROOK, or Cawcawmsqussick, is now called 
Stoney Brook. It is the south boundary of Quidnesit, and a little 
north of Wickford. It gives name to the harbor of Wickford, and to 
the land where the Updike and Congdon house stands. The first En- 
glish house erected in Narraganset, was here, by Richard Smith, who 
kept an Indian trading house ; as did also Roger Williams, many of 
whose letters date here. It was here that the Massachusetts troops 
marched from, and back to, in the Swamp battle. It was the mart of 
Indian trade of Narraganset shores two hundred years ago. 

Cliippuxet, RIVER, or Chepacliuack, or Chepacche- 

ivag', called also Wawoskepog. [See Potter, page 225,] deed of 
Nicholas Gardiner Jr., to John Thomas, state records. This river 
runs near S. Kingstown Depot, between it and the hill or village of S. 
Kingstown. 

CtlopniiMtj HILL, north-west corner of Scituate, running three 
to four miles N. and S. 

CllopcqilOllset, farm or point, a mile S. of Pawtuxet, owned 
by the heirs of the late Nicholas Brown, Esq. 

Connimicut, point, Warwick, opposite Nayatt. (See Ste- 
phen's map) ; also a map by Des Barres, 1776. 

Cliibaco¥«'cda, island, Chibacliuweset or Chippa- 

CUrset, Prudence Island in the bay, below Warwick neck point. 
It was presented by sachem Canonicut, to Roger Williams ; or rather 
sold to Williams and Gov. John Winthrop, for twenty fathom wampum 
and two coats. 

Cocumpaug^, pond, or Cockanipoa^, on old map, two 
miles north from General Staunton's in Charlestown, about one mile 
long. In 1794, it was proposed in the legislature to divert the Paw- 
catuck river into the sea, by opening a channel from Champlin's bridge 
in a South East direction, to Cocumpaug pond, two and a half miles 
and through this to Fort neck, by Meadow Brook, and there at Fort 
neck enter Pauwanganset pond, at the N. E. corner of Champlin's 



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farm, near the highway, one and a half miles E. of Gen. Staunton's, 
The pond is in the centre of Charlestown, and one mile N. E. from 
Wotchaugh pond. 

Clianailg'Oll^lini; land, in Nipmuck. [See Trumbul's His- 
tory, p. 346, vol. 1.] 

Cl'OokitkBI^ RIVER, a short distance west of Judge Man's house in 
Sraithtield. Vol. 4., page 122 of town records of Providence. See 
Wasquodomesit. This is probably an English word ; for f rarely, if 
ever, occurs in Indian words. 

ConOCkOBSOCItlit, island, is Rose Island, off Newport, about 
one mile S. W. from the almshouse. Sold by Canonicus (formerly 
called Maussup.) to Peleg Sanford, 1675. 

CllOCkalail^, river, rises in the south side of Douglas, and 
runs towards the centre of Burrillville, at Wood's mill and Harris 
factory. 

Caiioilicilt, or Qitononaquot, island, between S. Kings- 
town Ferry and Newport. It is Jamestown. 

Caneunsqwisset, tract. North Kingstown, between Wick- 
ford and Exeter. It makes the west side of N. Kingstown, and ad- 
joins Cocurascusset, or Wickford. 

Coiiuail^, POND, llWe^tCOnnailg'. See Stevens's map. 
S. E. corner of Foster. Westconnaug purchase was south part of 
Foster, Scituate and Cranston ; which lies to the S. West of the North 
branch of the Pawtuxet river. See plat of it in H. L. Bowen's office. 

Cajacetj point, or shore on Canonicut island, near the north 
end and facing Portsmouth. [See Benedict Arnold's will.] 

Clicmiing'anock, hill, in Charlestown, probably near Che- 
munganset Pond ; which is the same as Watchaug Pond. It is in the 
centre of Charlestown. 

Cajoot, mine, of Blacklead, or Carbui'et of iron, at the foot of 
Tower Hill in S. Kingstown. 

CllippeClirset, island, Prudence same as Chipacoweda. 

Cokesit, tract, in Little Compton, near Dartmouth. It seems 
there were two Indian places of worship in the town in 1700 ; one in 
Seconnet, and the other northward and eastward at Cokesit. 

Coiicoiiclie^vacliet land. 

CappaCOIlllllOCk swamp, three or four miles north from 
the Pequod shore. Itsig nifies hiding-place, to which the squaws 
and children retired on the approach of boats. Another like it is 
Owlshead, called Ohomowauke swamp. 



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Canoncliet, mill site, S. W, of Fenner's hill one mile. The 
name was lately given in honor of Canonchet. 

Chipachliack, or ag-tie, land, is the S. E. corner of Hall's 
purchase of two miles, near and including S. Kingstown depot. 

€liackai>aiica!i(!iiet, or €liackapaeau§et, now called 

Rumstick point or neck, S. of Warren, in Harrington, [Gen. Fessen- 
den.] Rumstick was applied to a portion of it as early as 1697 
by whom and wherefore is not known. 

CliacliaC91§t, NECK, meadow in Barrington. It is near Warren. 
[Gen. Fessenden.] 

Canopailg', brook and swamp, in Scituate, on the east side, 
sometimes spelled in deeds Quonopaug. The brook rises from the 
swamp and runs westerly to Moshwansicut river. 

Coil§ailia§$ett, tract, a part of Moshantatuck or Pawtuxet 
river, 

E. 

E^Stcrig', HILL, or EaSCOlieaglie, S. West part of West 
Greenwich. The post-office there is so named. The signification of 
the word is, ' origin of three rivers.' It is a great place for shooting 
game. 

l^ackhOB'Sk, river, in the edge of Connecticut, and runs into 
the Ashwague river. 

Espowet, CREEK, or 8apol¥et, makes in from the river. It 
is near Dr. West's house and the bay, in the S. W. part of Tiverton. 

H. 
Hoinogaii^et, hunting ground, JVoneqiia^set, or 

qilk^ett, or Ke§ikailllick. The neck of land between Wick- 
ford and Anaquatucket river. 

IIa§saiiailie!!iit, tract in Grafton, one of the principal towns of 
the Nipmuck Indians, whose south line extended probably into Rhode 
Island. 

K. 

Kickaillllit, river, means a back river. It is in the north 
part of AVarren. It was also applied ,says Judge Brayton, to Appo- 
naug mill stream, entering the N. W. corner of Greenwich bay. 

Kickaillllit, spring, at the extreme N. E. part of Bristol, 
a few rods from the Warren line. In Narraganset dialect, springs 



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were called Watchkecum ; clear spring, Mishamuit. On the other 
side of the bay springs were called Dashmuit, Ashimuit ; but Kicka- 
muit means clear spring. 

Kittackaiimcket, or ]T[iickqiit, cove, on R. Island. 

Kei^ikoilllick, same as Nonequasset or quksett or Homogan- 
sett, the neck between Wickford and Anaquatucket river. 

L. 

IiOUi§qui«§ett, river, or IiOqil!«(]U§!iiCt, tract of land' 
through which the turnpike runs at the Lime quarries, in Smithfield' 
on which Jenks lives and the late Elisha Olney. 

M. 

Iflailisses, Block Island, or JfIoiia§se^, It means Island 
of little God. 
jTIif^quaiiiaciit, or coke Manqiiock, or A§toiiiacut, 

means salmon. It is the neck of land on the east side of Pawcatuck 
river. [See Potter, page 242.] The town of Westerly went by this 
name until it was incorporated in 1669. This tract extends to We- 
capaug brook, or boundary line between Westerly and Charlestown. 
Steven's map erroneously represents Misquamacut to run far eastward 
of Wecapeug brook. [See affidavits of Indians, in Potter, 248.] 

ifIOftilia!!i!^UCk, RIVER, or jVIoO!ii!<iliaU)iiiC, means moose hunt- 
ing grounds, and passes by Gen. Barnes's and along south of Horton's 
Grove, and receives West river at or near Philip Allen's print works, 
and near Corliss «&; Nightingales' factory. It is also applied to a river 
S. W. of Pawtuxet, near where Samuel Gorton lived, and where he 
wrote a letter, signed by all his company to Massachusetts government. 

]VIa!*iliapailg^, pond, two miles S. W. from Providence bridge. 
There is also a Mashapaug pond in Old Warwick, sometimes called 
Pomamganset. 

lllai^liaiiailg', brook runs S. from the pond. 

]IIaili]>»COIiawNet, rock, near Pawtuxet bridge. 

IflHSCHietllXet, tract, probably N. of Pawtuxet bridge. 

]TIll§qiietoliailkc, or hatlg', a rrook, two or three miles 
north west of Smith vil!e Seminary, and crosses Conn, and R. I. Turn- 
pike near Scituate Bank, and along the W. side of N. Scituate village, 
to Aborn & Allen's factory. 

]?Iosll'%vail!iiiciltt, pond, near and north of Sraithville Seminary, 
and within sight of it. The river leading from it through Scituate 
village has the same name. 



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]fla!*i<iiiacliug', BROOK, Muddy brook, or JUaskacliatig', 

or ]?Iascachusettj on old map. It is applied also to a hill, half 
way between Gi'eenwich and Potovvomut. Potter says at the mouth 
of Hunt's river. 

]?IascaliOliag'ej brook, or river, and is applied to a tract of 
land called Wyaxcumscut, being a tract bought by Richard Smith, 
Gov. Winthrop an^ Major Allerton. It lies N. W. of Wickford, was 
bought from Coquinaquon sachem and son of Miantonomia. 

JTIetaciirset, tract, contiguous to the last or Mascakonage ; 
deeded by said sachem. 

]?tlI!siClia5Sg, applied to two ponds, N. E. by east, near West- 
erly, and near the ocean, sometimes called East and West Muschaug 
or Massachaug. The one farthest east is called Musquataug, and is 
also called Babcock's pond. 

Mliyqiaatag^e, or au^, land, between Ward's pond and 
Quonaquontaug pond, and Wecapaug brook, which here runs into 
Quonaquontaug pond at its west end, and was claimed as the eastern 
boundary of, — in or adjoining Charlestown. 

IVIattapoysctt, river, means crying chief, — in Swanzy. 
Gai'dner's neck, so called, is bounded by it. 

IHattooillIC, NECK, and river or brook, N. W. part of 
Point Judith, the river runs into Point Judith pond ; it crosses the 
road east of Judge Peckham's a little west of Wakefield. The name 
was given by M. C. Perry to his country place on the Hudson. Near 
this brook is the birth-place of the two Com. Perrys. 

MisliiaMSEa, brook, called also SIlicka§heeil. Its waters 
come from Yarcoo, through Barber's pond. The Stonington Rail- 
road crosses it a few rods south of the road. Nearly opposite to 
this was the great Indian swamp fight, on the north side of the Rail- 
road. 

MisSliaic, pond, West Greenwich, two or three miles south or 
south-west of Washington village. 

Matoiliy, HILL, runs S. E. by East some miles and the turn- 
pike crosses it near its south end, three miles S. E. of Chepachet. 

illctaCOlll, seat of King Philip, N. E. side of Mount Hope bay, 
at its base, and on land of the late Hon. James De Wolf. 

ITIo«<liaiittic<8t, BROOK, or r?taNhatat98Ck, running near 
Kuightsvile and west of Gorton Arnold's and lalls into the Pavvtuxet. 
It was sometimes called IShantituck. 



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]?Iettailb§Cllt, an Indian village, once stood west from Cow- 
esett shore, between Apponaug and East Greenwich. [See letter of 
Roger Williams.] 

UlailUUaqiiau^^, brook, running south from Hopkinton to 
the Pawcatuck river in N. W. corner of the town of Westerly. There 
is a small fish thus called. 

IU[a»!illLOIiaug', ISLAND, in Pauwanget pond, Charlestown, and 
near the east end of it. Three small islands, called Browning isles, are 
represented on an old map, in said pond. 

Uliifi^qiiataug', point, or IVIiixqasataiig', just within the 

S. E. of Westerly. 

iVIillliabailg', pond, of great length on the Charlestown beach. 
Marked in maps as Babcock's pond. [Potter, page 65.] 

UliliaCOBBIlllUCk, island, in Westerly, near the west end of 
Cedar Swamp, and near a large pond called Pascommattos, marked as 
Borden or Chapman pond. It is about two miles due east from West- 
erly village. A brook leads from the Pascomattas pond to the most 
southerly bend of Pawcatuck river, called Aquantaug brook, and its 
course is through Ashagomiconset. 

Mlixqiltah, a neck of land ; same as Wecapaug", in 
Westerly. 

J^IOOIiassachtiet, river. [Potter, 275.] It runs into the 
Pascachuto pond at the north end of Pettaquamscott river, from a 
northerly and north-westerly direction, through Silver Spring factory. 

i^IosCOtag^e, RIVER, same as Narrow or PettaqiiaillSCOt. 
It runs between Pettaquamscott rock and the bay N. and S. at the east 
side of Tower hill, from Pascachuto pond to the beach, running N. and S. 

iTIailshuck, near the " Olney's Land." [See page 29, Vol. 1- 
Registry of Deeds of Providence.] It is near Olney's lane, N. E. of 
Constitution hill, Providence. 

^liwllOWOiliet, Warwick neck, same as Shaoraet. 

Maskechlisic, point, at the mouth of Hunt's river. 

MolIig'Wa$$$ef, tract, sometimes called WollilI10)ii§et. 
It is the same as Wannimosett, — Viall residence, in Barrington or 
Seekonk. 

Metatlixet, river, same as narrow or Pettaquamscott, S. 
Kingstown. 

MOifi^kittiasIl, creek, in Barrington. It means grass or straw 
to lie on, or hay. It is now called Viall's creek, the mouth of it beiug 
in Barrington. 
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Hloscaclllick, CREEK, north of Nayatt and running to the 
brick yard from the bay. 

Ifloiltop, HILL, changed by the English to Mount Hope, in 
Bristoh Near the residence of the late Hon. James D'Wolf. 

]IIa§!«>atllXet, brook, between Westerly and "Watch hill. 

Ula^saiie^tOCanell, tract, on the east side of Blackstone 
river, in the north part of Cumberland. [See deed of Wamsitta to 
Thomas Willet, in Bliss' History of Rehoboth, page 51,] whei'e this 
is the name of the boundary sold to Willet. 

JTIailiailtapit. tract, or wading river or place, being another 
boundary of the same line of Willet's purchase last mentioned, and near 
the junction of Cumberland and Attleboro', in their northei'n line. [See 
deed in Bliss' History.] 

JTIattatO, HILL, in N. W. part of Providence county, probably 
in Burrillville. [See deed signed by Daniel Mathewson, 1719, vol.4, 
page 28, Prov. Records.] 

Masliaqiiailia^anset, tract, N. W. corner of Charlestown 
to Pawcatuck river, including, probably, Poquyent brook, [See page 
249, Potter,] and having Nisquitianxsett between it and the ocean, and 
Wecapaug on the west side and Seepooke on the east side. 

N. 

MipmiICk, COUNTRY, from Blackstone river westwardly, to the 
Connecticut, including north part of Smithfield and Burrillville, and 
probably Douglas and Thompson, but the chief headquarters was at 
Oxford. 

I¥ipilllick, HILL, a ledge a few miles N.W. of Washington village- 

r¥assai¥ket9 shore, from Apponaug to Warwick neck, Green's 
point and Buttonwoods occupy a part of it. 

j\a(ick, FALLS and VILLAGE, Or ]\atCllick, HILL, S. W. of 
Providence, 8 miles. 

]\oiieqtlit or ]\ailiquit, pond, near Tiverton Four Corners. 

]\eiltaCOIIcanilt, mountain, two or three miles S. W. from 
Providence. A river or brook near its base has the same name, near 
•which is Antaghantic neck. 

IVaincook, neck, or IVaiiiacoke or ]\ooiiiiick. It 

signifies hanh in Indian. The English name is Boston neck. It ex- 
tends from Anaquatucket south to Potter's factory, in North and South 
Kingstown. 

IVoneqiiacket, or quasset, shore, same as Homoganset. 



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The shore between Sowanoxet, or Fox Island, and "Wickford and Ana- 
quatucket river. 

]\aiifu§iniink, island, called also i¥oill!^U!^inilck. It 

is Goat Island in Newport Harbor, less than a quarter of a mile from 
the end of Long wharf. 

I\oil<]9lit, orqiiailiquit, cove or neck, south of Stone bridge, 
in Tiverton, and half-way to Seaconnet, and adjacent to the late Judge 
Durfee's residence, one mile south of four corners. 

IVowesit, NECK, formed by Kickamuit, on the west side, and 
Montop or Mount Hope, on the east. 

]\Oliqisit, POINT, or ]Vai11(|llit, Gaspee point, or near it. 
[Judge Staples, page 229.] 

]\i|>|>*«atclllick, niLL, or Sach!tc!i, N. E. two miles from 
Greenville, in Sraithfield, probably Wolf's hill. 

IVipsaclietj swamp, joins the S. E. corner of Burrillville. 

]\ai1iyal4, tract, or ]\ailiyake, on the west side of Pawca- 
tuck. It was the country of the Pequots. Cassasirainum, or mon, was 
appointed Governor by the Commissioners, 1655. 

]¥owpailg", TRACT, joined the latter. [See page 64.] Casha- 
wasset was, at the same time, appointed Governor of the Pequots, at 
Pawcatuck and Wecapaug. 

]¥e>liun$^ail!i!iet, brook. [See Potter, page 65.] Near the 
junction of Ashawake with Pawcatuck river. 

i\ianticiit, or ]¥eaiiticot, or ]\yaRtic, country of 

Ninigret, bounded by Wecapaug brook on the west. 

I^^eekeqwawsee, pond, probably Quonaquontaug, in Charles- 
town ; also called Narragansett pond. 

]Va$^hailticilt, tract, Cranston, about the present place of the 
Friends' Meeting house. 

i\E)<qtlilianxet, tract, east side of Misquamicut, and extend- 
ing into Charlestown ; bounded southerly by the sea, westerly by 
Wecapaug and Misquamacut, easterly by land bought by Smith and 
called Seepooke, and northerly by Machaquamaganset and Bapetau- 
shat, a tract sold to William Vaughan, of Newport. 

]\ayatt, point, in Harrington, eight miles south of Providence ; 
has a lighthouse. 

i\ailtig'aiB!!>ct, BAY, at the termination of Pawcatuck river, and 
bounded on the S. W. side by Tower Hill. It is the same as 

I¥arrag^anset, bay. "The name is derived from an island 



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west of Wakefield, between Pettaquarascot and Misquamacook. " The 
original meaning of the word unknown," says WilHams. 

I¥i§-iros-akit5 tract, near Greenville, in Smithfield. [See 
page 163, Potter. Roger Williams's letter.] 

IVaiiqiiacket, pond or cove, within a mile of the Stone bridge, 
Tiverton. Sold for Israel angell's soldiers, for revolutionary services. 

0. 
Ohoniairauke, swamp, or Cappacomiiiuck, place of 

concealment, near Owlshead. 

Occiipa§spa tucket 5 cove or uxet, near Gov Francis's 
Warwick. It is printed in Walling's map, " Occu Pas Pawtuxet 
Cove." 

Olicliailiaillinkaiiel, meadow. S. W. from Pawtuxet, and 
near it. 



PaWCOnakik, tract, or Pacanoket, embraced Bristol, 
Warren and Harrington, with part of Swanzey and Seekonk. It was 
also called Sowams, by the Narragansets ; but Pawcanokik, by the 
Warn pan oags. 

Pettaquaiiiscot, river, or jfletatoxet, narrow river, 

in South Kingtown, and runs parallel with the bay, from Pascachute 
pond to Whale rock, and is but a few rods East of McSparren and 
Tower hill. 

PctlaqiiaillSCOt, tract, or purchase ; a strip of land, run- 
ning east from the Pier, in South Kingstown, due west to Charles- 
town, and along the south side of Worden's pond. 

PettaqiiaillSCOt, rock, near the river of that name. It is 
on the west side of Narrow river, half a mile north east from Tower 
hill church, and half way, in a straight line to Narrow river, in South 
Kingstown. 

Ponag^anset, pond, near Pine hill, in Glocester. 

Poiia^ail^et, river, leading from the same, and uniting with 
the Moswansicut, to form the north branch of the Pawtuxet. 

Pa'Wtuckct, FALLS, four miles north of Providence, in North 
Providence. It means union of two rivers, and a fall into tide water, 
because there the fresh water falls into salt. [Potter, p. 266. Pequot 
Testimonies.] 



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Pawtlixet, FALLS, in the village of that name, four miles south 
of Providence. 

Pocasset. river, over which is thrown the Stone bridge. It is 
also applied to the country adjoining, eastward, called Tiverton. [See 
another Pocasset, or Ohasset, page 39.] 

Pa WtuX6Ilt, FALLS, near Westerly, in the Pawcatuck river. 

Poiuliaill, SHORE, in Seekonk, opposite Field's point and Paw- 
tuxet. " Warwick Neck," says Judge Brayton, " belonged to Sachem 
Pomham. A controversy existed between Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island about the title to it, in which Benedict Arnold took part, and 
S. Gorton." 

Pamcoa^, or PascoajJ^e, river and falls, south side of Bur- 
rillville. [See Registry of Deeds, Providence, page 160.] 

Papa!>«fiail)^h, peninsula, Bristol, R. I. It is so spelled in the 
original Indian deed, and not Pappoose Squaw, as is generally sup- 
posed. 

Poquiiiiik, BROOK, or Poqiiiiiiiiik, or Poqtiiant, in 

Charlestown, and runs from Chemunganse pond to Great, or Pawtuxet 
river 

Pohoganse, pond, or ]?Sii*<lftiia^iiS!iiet, or Ultislni a ga- 
llic, is now Bailey pond, in South Kingstown. 

Pisqiiaseilt, land, in Charlestown. [Potter.] 

Pot01«'OI11llt, or Pootoit'OOmet, neck of land, where 
the Ives live. South west from Warwick Neck light-house two 
miles. 

Pojack. shore, south of the mouth of Hunt's river, a little 
below and S. E. of Greenwich. 

Panf«acaCO, pond, or Pon!«cacll1lto, at north end of Pet- 
taquamscot or Narrow river. It is half way between the Willet farm 
and Stuart's birth-place, in S. Kingstown. 

Pa!iiqtie!!>iit, road, Paskllisset, running S. E. from Champ- 
lin's bridge, on the Pawcatuck river, at Mallerd's bridge, passing un- 
der it on the east side of the great Indian swamp, N. E. corner of 
Cliarlestown. A brook and pond of the same name, which enter 
Pawcatuck at Kenyon's mills. 

PawcatBIck, bay and river, Westerly, the river rises partly 
in Connecticut, and makes a part of the boundary between it and 
Rhode Island. 

Pawawj^el, pond, or PowajfCt, in Charlestown, sometimes 
called l^illigret. Haifa mile east of Gen. Stanton's. An arm of 



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this pond stretches north nearly to the highway, where is the Indian 
fort. It is very near the beach and begins S. W. from Champlin's 
farm. 

Pa<|1linnpa<|IIOg'e, meadows, near Cocumscussit, or north- 
west of Wickford. 

Pai^aillStck, pond, same as Beach pond, north-west corner of 
Exeter. 

Pocasset, river, or PocUasset, rises in Johnston, passes 
Simmons' two factories and Sprague's pi-int works, and enters the 
Pawtuxet at Whitman's rubber works, two miles from Pawtuxet 
village. It is also applied to Tiverton shore, as far south as the stone 
bridge. The Toskeyonke Indians lived on the. bank of this river. 

Poqilillllk, BROOK, or Potqilieilt, runs from Chemagase, 
or Watchoag pond into Pawcatuck river, at the N. W. corner of 
Charlestown. Its course is N. W. from Watchaug pond to the river. 

Ponclock, RIVER, runs partly in Rhode Island and into Conn, 
near Moosup factory. 

POfiitatllg^OCk, LOT. [See Registry of Deeds, Prov. page 48, 
vol. 1.] It is on the Pawtuxet river, and was sold by Wm. Field to 
Wm. Carpenter. 

Poscailllliattas, pond, near the west end of Cedar swamp, 
in Westerly, probably Borden or Chapman pond. The line described 
in Potter, [page 65] began at the east end of Long pond, and ran 
N. W. crossing the shore road to a small pond and swamp, thence 
north to Borden's or Chapman's pond, and through this to an island 
called Minnacommuck, and through Aguntaug brook, and thence by 
said brook to the south bend of Pawcatuck. 

PaSSatsilllOIIsee, river, about Devil's Foot, a little north by 
west from Wickford. 

Pa!>ipatonag^e, brook, same as Weecapau^5 near the 
line between Westerly and Charlestown. 

Pa<|U:tlltuck, or Po<]lian;tfiick, stream, flowing from 
Poneganset pond, in Glocester, two miles east of Connecticut line, and 
vsouth of a middle east and west line. 

PalacoilCOBlki^el, bottoms. The Warwick north boundary 
line courses through Patac<. nconkset bottoms. 

Pep not, river, is Thames river, Connecticut. 

PepilOl, PATH, led along the bay through Wickford to Wake- 
field, and through Charlestown to New York. It is the old county 
road from Providence, along shore to New London and New York. 



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There are houses along this Pequot road wearing a very antique ap- 
pearance. 

Popp:)<|llinnapnilg', pond, now Fenner's pond, one mile 
and a half N. W. from Pawtuxet bridge, in a straight line. 

PaS§COIlliquifii, cove, one mile and a third south of Pawtuxet. 
On the left of the entrance into it, is Gaspee point, where the Gaspee 
was taken. It is probably the same as Oceupass, Pawtuxet river. 

Posiies?":(Biset, pond, or PuiilinEig-iiiiset, or Pus h- 

aiieg'aBl^et, one mile and quarter S. W. of Pawtuxet. 

Plincotea^t, tract or neck, the S. W. point of what is now 
called Tiverton. It is the neck between the east side of the bay and 
Nonquit pond, on the east. It was the field of several slight skirmishes 
between the Indians under Philip, and the soldiers under Church. 

PaUfiiSaclltICO, pond, at the north end of Narrow river, and a 
little north of the boundary line between North and South Kingstown ; 
same as Passaiaco. 

Poppa llOlllSCllt, LANDS, the south of Barrington, generally 
including Nayatt. [Gen. Fessenden.] Same as Phebe's neck. 

PuckllUIlk or litick, HILL, N. Stonington, near Hopkinton, 
R. I. It is also called Pendleton's hill. 

Pafi^ipiichaiiiiiiuck or Fa^iiehiicltaiiiiutick, cove. 
It is an old mill cove in Warwick, says Judge Brayton. It runs from 
the shore between Nassauket and Warwick neck, in a N. W. direction. 
[See Stevens' map.] 

Packet, BROOK, crosses the town line between Little Comptou 
and Tiverton, soon joins the stream coming down from Nonquit point, 
and discharges into the bay, half-way between Stone bridge and Sea- 
connet point. 

PesQIiaill^COt, pond, called, also, AVarden's, making nearly the 
N. E. boundary of the Indian lands, which begin at Cross' Mill, and 
follow the brook up to a little west of the pond, and then strike a 
brook that runs into Pawcatuck river, at Zachery's bridge, and follows 
this to Shaddock's weir bridge, and thence south by Weccapang, to the 
great East and West road, and follows this to Christopher Champlin's 
farm, 

PetecOBlset or qtlOIISCt, bottoms, on the border marshes of 
Pawtuxet river, near the village of Pontiac Mills, or Clarkeville. 



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Q. 

<|iiidne!iiit, or Aqnidesit, or Opuitoiv^axet, from 

Pootowoomet to Cocumscusset or Wickford, along the shore. 

(^liaivqilinnippau, pond, south of Pawtuxet, called also 
Long pond. 

Qdidllic^ RIVER, one of the western branches of the Pawtuxet 
river, through Washington village. Its reservoir is near Harkney 
mills in Coventry, and Quidnic pond. It is near Week's hill. 

Qiiatuck, RIVER, or Qiie^iuatasia, or Qiieqiiata§^e, 
two miles up Pawcatuck river, near where Crandall's mill stood in 
1681, [Potter,] on the north side, and near the centre of Charlestown. 

$|uoail^, ROCK, on the shore N. E. of Point Judith. 

QllonilOCIlBOn, river, enters the north side of Tiverton. 

ClaitHJiiei'liail, shore, from Fall River to Taunton. 

QllOMSet, POINT, makes the right border of the entrance into 
Wickford bay, being the most projecting point. 

Qlieqiiatii^e, and QueiguathailOCk, same as Quatuck. 

Q.lli31i^Biaket^ ledge of rocks, S. W. and near the residence 
of the late Steplien Smith, Esq., and extending west to the Louisquis- 
set turnpike, near Enquire Olney's. The name means rock-Jiouse, and 
is applied to places under shelving rocks. Another place of like form 
and name is near Woon socket. 

QuoilOlloquot, same as CailOllicot. 

QuiliaillOg'lie, meadow, in Westerly purchase. [See Potter, 
204.] N. W. corner of Westerly, near Weir bridge. 

Qlieqiiatail^, upland, running into the Great Indian Cedar 
Swamp, in Charlestown. [Potter.] 

Quae* lit, NECK, abbreviation of Nonniquatuc, near Howland's 
ferry, in Tiverton. 

Qli:t»!!iakoilkaniIck, pond, N. W. from the snuff mill at the 
head of Narrow i-iver. South Kingstown. 

QllOliac|llOllset, meadows, in Little Compton. 

<|uoteaii!i>, island, in Narraganset bay, was made an Indian fur 
trading place by the Dutch West India Company, settled in New 
York, 1G17 or 18 and is now called Dutch island. [See page 268 
Broadhead's history.] 

^^tiailiatuCUIIipic., land, near Yawgoo, (or loo,) pond, and 
Barber's pond, within from one to two miles from North Kingstown 
depot. It makes the N. E. corner of Hall's purchase, so called, of two 



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miles square ; whilst Chippachuac makes the S. E. corner of said 
two miles purchase, to the brook south of South Kingstown depot. 
Quowachauk, or Whatchaug, makes the S. W. the corner of Hall's pur- 
chase, or " Usquepaug river on the west, Pettiquamscot purchase, on 
the east."* 

QlliliaillOg'lie, MEADOW, in Westerly purchase. It is near the 
N. W. corner of Charlestown. 

Qlia^vaivehunk, about the swamp fighting ground, two or 
three miles west of South Kingstown depot. 

s. 

^aconiief, point, or SeaCOIIliet. South west termination 
of Little Compton. In 1700, there were 100 Indian men here, and a 
smaller settlement north east, near Dartmouth. The boundary of the 
Saconnet Indians, on the north side, was a line from Packet brook to 
the head of Coaxet. The word, Seconuet, means black goose, like 
Seekonk. [See introductuory remarks.] 

8calacook, lands, or 8cafaCO§h, part of Kent county. 

Neekonk, river and TOWN, opposite Providence, in Massachu- 
setts. Name derived from Seki, black, and konk, goose. It has re- 
cently been decided to annex this town to Rhode Island. It is be- 
lieved from tradition, that wild geese, in migrating, stop here to feed. 

^liaH^OIllIlt, NECK. Warwick Neck. The Indian word means 
a spring. Boston was so called, from a spring, Also, a tongue of land, 
running from Slade's ferry, south west, near Tiverton. 

$$OWaill§, LAND, or ^OlVaillset, part of Barrington and all 
of AVarren and Bristol. 

Soivaitiset, RIVER, now Warren river ; also the name of the 
present site of Warren village, and of a bank there. 

Sacliueeset, point and bay, making the S. E. point of Rhode 
Island, mentioned in Church's History of the Indian Wars. It is 
nearly opposite and N. W. from Seaconnet point. 

Nhaiiiiock, hill, or JTIishaiiiioke, hill, S. E. corner of 
Richmond. The name means squirrel. 

SlVaillCOt, NECK, on the east side of Pawcatuck river; same as 
Misquamacut. 

*B[airs purchase. By this be it understood, that John Warner bought of a sa- 
chem, two miles square, and then deeded it to Henry Hall; and hence called Hall's 
purchase. East side of it being the west side of Pettaquamscot, or Narrow river, 
and called Quanatumpic, 

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Soif^ailOXet, ISLAND. Fox Island, near Wickford. 

^liickafiihcen, same as Ifliskiaiiza, brook. It mns from 
Yagoo and Barber's jiond, in South Kingstown. 

Saccanosset, hill, a coal mine, in Cranston, near Gorton 
Arnold's, three and half miles west by south from Pawtuxet. 

^llUinilllkanuck, hill, N. W. corner of Charlestown, near 
the Stonington Railroad, and south side of it, midway between Watch- 
aug pond and Richmond Switch, which bears due north one and a half 
miles. 

l§]iaillCOOk, BANK or SHORE, Same as Namcook or Naorauck, 
Boston neck, in North Kingstown. 

Spoart. LAND, between Nomquit pond and Nonequacket neck, 
Tiverton. 

Sn'aillicott, VALLET, two miles S. E. of Chepachet. East of 
it is Matomy hill, running north and south. 

^aclllies, RIVER, near the old dividing line between Newport 
and Portsmouth, half a mile south of the latter. [Bartlett's Revised 
Statutes, p. 109.] 

8ccoiiiqiionset, see Quoiif^et. 

Sliowatiicciiiese, stream, or 8hewati!Ck, very small, 
near Wickford or Cocumscusset bay. [See Potter's History, page 33. 
Land Records, page 57.] 

Sawg'Og'e, or — g'OOg', point, in North Kingstown, extension 
of Sawgogue Meadows. 

Sawg^Og"!!©, MEADOWS, near Cocumscussit, mentioned in Co- 
quinoqi^and's lease to R. Smith. [See Potter, page 33.] It is between 
Wickford and Devil's Foot. 

l^<|iiaillicott, Westerly, same as Misquamicutt. 

Sa^VCatllCket, river, South Kingstown, runs from Moore's- 
field, nearly due south, through Peacedale to Waketield. 

Slieivtiick, river or creek, see Nlio^vaiickoiie. 

Secpoke, or 8epOOke, tract of land R. Smith bought of 
the Indian, Hermon Garret, [Potter's History,] adjoining the west side 
of Weecapaug line, where Charlestown and Westerly join, probably 
including the eastern part of the town of Charlestown, and the western 
part of South Kingstown. 

8hegaili!!iCallloke, lands. It appHes to the east side of the 
boundary between Westerly and Charlestown. 

I^Ogkonate, point, same as Seeconnet. 



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^CaillKCailllllUCk, spring, near Rumstick point, in Barring- 
ton. [Gen. Fessenden.] 

l§liailIB01*k, RIVER, in North Stonington, runs into Pawcatuck 
river, N. W. corner of Westerly. It means squirrel river. 

!§]lil)pa(|llOIISCt, LAND, near Passanoke, or quke, in South 
Kingstown. [See Potter.] 

Nlickattillkaillick, hill, a mile or two west of Newtacon- 
quenut hill, in Johnston, and ranging nearly parallel with it. 

^Iieeclitecoiinet, river, is the Blackstone river, running 
through Woonsocket and Mannville. 

^Iiantitaick, brook, Cranston, called also Meshautituck. A 
Quaker Meeting house was not far from here. [See Staples, p. 430.] 

I^iautatl^^ POND, north end of Long Island. 

^ee^'ailllick, point, nearly three miles northwest of Slade's 
Ferry, a point of land where Taunton river enters Montop bay. [De 
Barre's map.] 

l§apotvel, shore, or EspoiFCt, between Dr. West's house 
and the bay in southwest part of Tiverton. 

Sllker, pond, runs into Chepachet river, one mile northeast of 
the village, from a north direction. 

Sueecll, pond, in Cumberland, a mile N. E. of Cumberland hill. 

Sassa witch, beach, next beyond the present one of bathing 
in Newport. 

Senecliatacoiiet, tract, between Abbott's run and the 
Blackstone or Sneachteconnet rivei', and extending north to the Massa- 
chusett's boundary line. It is a part, if not all, of CumbeHand gore. 
[See old map in Arnold's History, 2d vol.] 

T. 
Tippecanaurit, pond, or Tippecanset, or Tippe- 

Cail, S. W. corner of West Greenwich. 

Tockwolteil, TRACT, S. E. portion of Providence city, 
Tin«iratlicket, river, three miles E. N. E. of Apponaug. 
TllllipilS, POND, very small, in Little Compton. It means little 

herring, is near the S. E. corner of the town. 

Toiiiuiaqiiau^, or Toiiiiiiociveagiic, brook, runs 

from Hopkinton South to Pawcatuck river, near the N. E. corner of 
Westerly. 

Toweset, or Tovi^esit, neck, on the Swanzy line, N. E. 



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from Bristol three miles, and two miles N. by E. from Montop, and 
and E. side of Warren. 

Ti!>>iCatllClt , a small, round swamp, near the centre of Westerly. 

Tif^llCOttie^ farm, in Westerly, once owned by Samuel Ward. 
The name is still retained. 

Xobyailj swamp, between Cockompaug pond and the county 
road, within one mile due north from the old Dutch or Indian fort, in 
Charlestown. 

TeapauilOCk, pond, near the sea shore, probably Babcock's 
pond in Westerly. It has another Indian name. 

Xomiliany, hill, an abbreviation of Wannametonomy or Won- 
nemetonomy, north of Newport. 

TuncO'lf SClen^ point, India point, in Providence. [See map 
of 1741, inserted in history of boundary line in Massachusetts. 

Xii^mattlie, line, same as Weacapaug or Weepacannock, be- 
tween Westerly and Charlestown. 

Xonissit; neck, lower or south end of Warren — mostly in 
WaiTcn. 

XaUSkounk, or XoskioiSIlke, meadow, below Pontiac. 
There was an Indian tribe here. [See Vol. 5, page 9, of Providence 
Records. 

XittiCllt, road, leading out from Newport. [See Bartlett, 
Vol. 1, page 57.] 

u. 

Usqiiebau;^, river, or 0!>$c|iiepaii^, or Waiiafiike- 

pang*, west boundary of S. Kingstown, running from Exeter due 
South till it meets a stream coming from Warden's pond, and thence 
running to Shannock mills. 

w. 

Weecapaiig", neck and brook, or JTIiiisqiitah, or Pai^- 
pat.'iug, or Pa!i«paloiiage, or Xi§iiiatue, or IVaxca- 

dowa. It runs southerly, and enters the west end of Quanaqua- 
taug pond. It was regarded as the boundary between the Pequot and 
Ny an tics. 

Wooil!«JOCkct, hill and falls. The hill is a mile or two 
south west from the compact part of the village or falls. It was for- 
• merly spelled Wonsocket. [Providence Records, vol 4, p. 28.] 



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Wamkeng^, hill, or Wayilllkcak. [Roger Williams.] 
Two miles north east of Greenville, and extending to Farnum's, or 
Slaterville turnpike, 

Wooiiasqiiatucket, river, divides North Providence from 
Johnston. 

Wesquaiiag'e, or ailg^, settlement. [Bartlett, page 440, 
vol. 1. See Arnold, vol. 1, page 5.] 

Waiinoilioisioiet, tract. Viall region, head of Bullock's 
Cove, near which, on the Warren and Providence road, was the resi- 
dence of Thomas Willett, who was buried on the east bank of the 
cove. 

Wan^AVCpoilseag", shore. Blackstone's residence, near Lons- 
dale. It means place for snareing water fowl. 

Wolopeconcet, pond, or PailXOmet. Beach pond, on 
Lockwood's map. 

WamiVa^kepailg*, same as Usquepaug. It is tlie north west 
corner of Hall's two mile purchase, at Mumford's mills. 

Willia-tOBIl-pic, LAND. Part of Hall's purchase. 

Weytoosset, street, in Providence. It means half way. 

Waiislllick, MEADOWS, in North Providence, probably where 
Wainscott factory is. [See deed, vol. 11, p. 36, City Records.] 

WanipilCSit'k, applies to Pawtucket. [See page 292. Potter. 
Deed to Fones.] 

WillClll'Ck; POND. The eastern one on the beach, in Charles- 
town, called on Stephen's map. Green hill pond. 

Wolopeconnet, pond, Poiicamac, or beach pond, 

probably Babcock's pond. Westerly. 

WatesaillOOIlsUCk, tract and HILL, west of Ilopkinton. 

Wyaxuiii!iicut. See illuiseakoiia^e. 
Watsquadoiueiiiit, or We^tquadoniei^it, river and 

land, between Limerock and Mansville. [Page 14, vols. 1 and 4, 
Providence Records.] It extends north to Judge Mann's. On Ste- 
ven's map, called Crookfall. [See deed, vol 4, p. 177.] 

^Veepoi*et, in Swanzey. [Church's Indian Wars, p. 87.] 

\\ yapiiiiftseat, land, or jflaskaeoMage, or Cociiiii- 

SCIIsJsiet, bounded by the brook on the west side. 

Winclieck, pond, at Rockville village, near the northwest cor- 
ner of Ilopkinton. 

Wiekal>0\et, pond, north of the southwest corner of West 
Greenwich. 



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WesquogTlCj tract and POND, near Watson's Pier, a little 
north of it, and northeast from Tower Hill, and between Pettaquam- 
scot and the bay. 

Watuppa, North, pond, in the southeast corner of Tiverton. 
It lies chiefly in Massachusetts, the south part being in Rhode Island. 

^l^atlippa. South, pond, in the northeast corner of Tiverton, 
near North Watuppa. The road from Fall River to New Bedford 
ci'osses between the two Watuppas. 

Tl^OllimilietOlloniy, hill, see Metonomy, north of Newport. 

WannuclieCOBlieCUt, a part of Boston neck, in North 
Kingstown. 

Wappewassicli, island. Prudence. [See Bartlett's Re- 
cords, vol. 1, page 31.] 

WatcheniOttllck, or inoyket, neck, from India bridge 
to Bowers' cove, and near Kettle point. [See note in Bliss' History,] 
from which it appears to include all between Ten Mile river and Bul- 
lock's cove and Pawtucket river. 

W^itclietsecomiet, lands, or \¥ecatlieconiiet, be- 
tween Apponaug and Arnold's factory, and between Natick and Appo- 
naug. 

Watclieer, rock, where Roger Williams is supposed to have 
landed. This, however, is an expression in old English, equivalent to 
" How do you do ?" — and was used by Indians to welcome Roger Wil- 
liams when he landed. 

WapanOOS, point, is Point Judith. By the Dutch, the name 
was applied to all Narraganset. [See Broadhead's map in Dutch 
History of New York.] The Indian name before the Dutch arrived^ 
was We-nan-na-tohe. [See the word.] 

Watcliaug', POND, near the centre of Charlestown. It dis- 
charges into the Pawcatuck river, by Poquiunk brook, near Brown's 
bridge. Same as Chemunganock. 

Woonachat^set, or Coasters Harbor, off Newport. The site 
of the Asylum. It is a peninsular. 

Wccweonk, creek, or "Waivweonke, that makes in 
near Nassawkct from Greenwich bay, not far from the Buttonwoods. 

'%Vawatta<lliatllck, tract, or corner of the tract owned or 
(claimed by Hennnii Garrett, in Charlestown, — northwest corner of it. 

liVote§aiI100ll!!$UCk, pond, which sends a branch into Asha- 
way river in Hopkinton, and is on the Connecticut line. 



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'Wnfiillllk(|lintOin, hill. [See page 32, Vol. 1, Registry of 
Deeds, Providence.] It is in Burrillville. 

W^estototuckef , river, either Beaver or Usquepaug. [See 
Potter, page G6.] It is in S. Kingston, 

Wefiitqiiniioifl, purchase, or Westconnau^, being a 

strip of land, the south line of which runs through the State E. and W. 
from Connimicut point, opposite Nayatt on the bay, through the centre 
of Punhanganset or Great pond, through Natick to the Connecticut 
line. [See page 72, Vol. 4, Providence Records.] 

WoxcodaW'a, same as Wecapailg, being the boundary 
between Pequots and Niantics, 

Tl^ickerboxet, pond, west side of West Greenwich, probably 
same as Boxet. 

Walllllll, POND, N. W. part of it in Burrillville. 

WestCOIlliailg^, eeservoir, south of Clayville, in Foster. 

Waypoyset, narrows, at the entrance of Kickamuit river, 
which runs north and south through the eastern part of Warren. 

Woqiiag'Ollset, pond, or little pond, in Old Warwick, south 
side of the road that runs from Pawtuxet to Apponaug. On Stevens's 
map it is called Sand point, or pond. 

Wavi'ashekit, land, north west of Pawtucket Falls. 

Weqiiecliack01U9SCk, land, south of Natick, and near 
Emanuel Rice's farm. 

Wetliiiiig'aiiiet, creek, or "Waiveoiik, creek, east or 
north of Baker's station, Coweset shore 

W<>clienaiiia, meadow, or ]\on§'aneck, between Old 

Warwick and Pawtuxet river. West and south west from the bridge. 
WatacllUlI, spring, on the south side of Greenwich, near the 
mouth of Muscachowage river. 

Wiorickheas-ue, or \%^iiikheig'iies, or H'^ayunc- 

kcke, settlement. [Potter, p. IGo.] North from Greenville, and 
including a hill. [Bartlett, vol. 4, p. 371.] 

Wicketiciliack, cove, in Stonington, midway between Ston- 
ington and Westerly. 

Winscot, river, or \¥ail!>ihuck, or i^laiichlick, where 
Wainscott factory is, in North Providence. 

WyapillllJjieat, a river, in the north part of Quidnesit. Same 
as Mascachowage. 

WeekaclioiniHet, TRACT. Same as Weeciiiechacoiii- 
niiick. 



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Wa§hllkquatllin, hill. [See vol. 1, of recorded deeds.] 
It is in Burrillville. 

Williatompic. [See same volume.] 

We-iiaii-na-toke, or \f eyaiiitoke, point judith, or 
JUDA-NECK, deeded by Tumtockoro, Indian chief, 1659, to Winthrop 
and others. [See Land Evidence, vol. 1, page 29.] 

Y. 

Ya^VgOOg', POND, on the corner line and northwest corner of 
Hopkinton. 

Ya^V§"ltHSk, bkook, on the east side of Ninagret's fort. It is 
probably the Cross' Mill brook, in Charlestown. 

YaWCOOk, ponds, about two and half miles northwest from 
South Kingstown station, and on the line between Exeter and Rich- 
mond. 

Yawg^OO, woods, west from Gardner's Mill, and north of Yaw- 
goo pond. 



There are several places bearing the same name, in Massachusetts 
and in Rhode Island : — 

]IIa§hpoa^, pond, in Sharon, and Cranston, R. I. 
CO"Weset, tract, in Wareham, and East Greenwich, R, I, 
'Willl1C'llloi!*iCt, in Braintree, and Bullock's cove, R. I. 
8eeconilOf^set, in Plymouth, near Gorton Arnold's, R. I. 
Po I* asset, RIVER, Stonebridge, and a river near Spragueville, 
R. I. 

Paivtlixet, now Plymouth, and in Cranston, R. I. 



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